Mr Darcy. Heathcliff. Rhett Butler. Edward Rochester. They're all swoon-worthy male characters, and now there's a new name to add to the list: Barack Obama.

n 2009, when Disney struck a $4-billion deal to buy Marvel, I asked the company's mastermind editor and co-creator Stan Lee to size up the meaning behind the moolah. Just what was the Mouse House getting, exactly?

2016 is young, but already, the year in pop culture is full of epic relationship drama.

An 89-year-old film, which could take cinema-goers more than eight hours to watch, is returning to the big screen.

The young star of Taika Waititi's latest is ready for his close-up.

Taking his latest film to Sundance Film Festival has proved fruitful for writer-director Taika Waititi.

Long before the internet helped celebrity death rumors spread like rapid fire, there was the Abe Vigoda hoax.

Scarlett Johansson is in Wellington filming Ghost in the Shell, so what better time to take a looked at her checkered film history? Here are her five best films, and - shh! - one of her worst.

COMMENT: The white face is default. Anything else is jarring and needs to be justified, writes Raybon Kan. So for two years in a row, all 20 of the Oscar nominees for acting are white.

We take a look at the controversial history of Ghost in the Shell, the new film Scarlett Johansson is filming in Wellington.

A screenwriter reportedly hired to remake David Bowie's Labyrinth has dismissed suggestions the beloved movie is set for a reboot.

David Farrier talks his Sundance Film Festival hit: "Kiwis have been flown over to Los Angeles to be tickled, in a sport, they get paid for it,' and it's all like ... 'What?'"

Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford's Blade Runner sequel will begin filming in July.

New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has been finding success at this year's Sundance Film Festival with the debut of movie, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, but that's not all he's been up to.

Why we should think twice before letting kids watch some Disney movies.

Ian McKellen, whose career has ranged from King Lear to Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has described criticism of the lack of diversity in Oscar nominees "legitimate".

He quit his high profile presenting role at TV3 to chase his movie-making dreams - and it seems that decision has paid off.

Kiwis dug deep into a vast catalogue of live-action, animation, comedy and drama to vote for their top 100 flicks that satisfy all age groups.

Cult favourite starred David Bowie as Goblin King.

Kiwi crowds won't get to see Taika Waititi's new film until March, but early reviews suggest we're in for a treat.

New Zealand audiences will get their first look at Taika Waititi’s new feature film 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' today with the release of the film's first teaser trailer.

Chris Rock is "writing a new show" for the Oscars.

We are getting into Oscar season now, which means things are getting serious as actors and directors try to secure a little solid golden man figurine.

Taika Waititi's Barry Crump adaptation has taken its first bow at the American film festival which was the launching pad for his previous features.

The Oscar-nominated stars of The Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander talk about the film to Helen Barlow.

Are we willing to accept such compromises when watching science fiction? I guess it depends on how captivating the movie is and how pedantic we are.

Daniel Radcliffe is set to deliver his most morbid performance yet, as a corpse in the upcoming film Swiss Army Man.

Bruce Willis is working with director Len Wiseman on a Die Hard sequel/prequel.

Mark Wahlberg has met with the Governor of Massachusetts to discuss his upcoming film about the Boston Marathon bombings.